NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 223, 8 June 1918, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Nominations for all events, except tho Trial Plate, to bo decided at the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting close with Secretary A. E. Whytc on Friday next.

The two wins of Bon Revo at tho Auckland Meeting placed Mr. H. Noaglc at tho head of winning owners, his cheque amounting to £1200. Messrs. V. and E. Riddiford, wero next or. tho list, receiving £1000, being tho amount of money won by Coalition.

Dr. James, who won a steeplechase at the Mooneo Valley Meeting,, is by tho Karamu-bred Renown, who svar, got by Dreadnought. When owned by the late Hon. J. D. Ormoud, Renown both the Auckland and Canterbury Derbies and tho Wellington Cup, in which events he was steered by F. Davis, whq now trains tho champion marc' Desert Gold.

In tlio latest i'bsuc of "Tho Bulletin" to hand, a writer mentions that "Mr. J. Baron" seven years ago paid 610gns. for a Positano colt, and that the colt has yet to win a race.

Thero has just retired in Australia the veteran trainer T. Paytcn. who was one of Australia's leading mentors. Payten at different times trained tlio winners of almost every big race in New South Wales. Ho was in charge of three wieners of tlio Metropolitan, two -winners of the Epsom, and his charges won the Sydney Cup three times and tho Australian Cup six times. In addition, six members of his team won the A.J.O. Derby, four tho V.R.C. Dorby, and eight tho Oham- 1 pagne Stakes. Payten trained San Fran when that horso won the Metropolitan Handicap and the Sydney Cup. San Fran was destroyed at Wangannl in November, 1917, as the result of a broken leg received through being kicked by a mare. P,aylen was also successful at the breeding business. , Idle Talk (Kilbroney—Rumour), who won the Telegraph Handicap at the Otalii Meeting is a half-sister to Polymorphous, ■who raced successfully in "Mr. Highden's" colours seven or eight years ago.' Idle Talk tob purchased by Mr,- J. Goring Johnston at the sale of Elderslio yearlings in 1915 for 190 ens. Tho filly is now owned by Mr. H. Barrett, and scored licr first win in his colours.

Since 1910 only two first favourites have ■won the Great Northern Steeplechase. Hautcro was favourite in 1912, and won in that year, and El Gallo was favourito when ho scored his second win, Ohestnuts and bays have each won the race on eleven occasions.

Honours were well distributed amongst the sires represented at tho A.R.C. Winter Meoting. nine claiming winners. Oliarlemagno 11, was responsible for a brace of winners in Mangainalioo and Parisian Diamond; Spalpeen claimed Waimai and Kin ICora; and Hymottus, Hyllus, and Hyginas; Boniform had a double winner in Bon Rove, as did Foremost ivith Northland. Tho other sires represented on the winning list wero Advance, Bozonian, Linaero, and Patronus.

A privato cablegram received in Auckland Btates that Tararu Jack was only beaten by a head in the liurdlo raco a,t Randwick on Saturday last.

When Irish Princess won tho Brisbane Cup on Monday it marked the second Buccess or a Now Zealand horse in that event. Last year Bunting, with W. H. M'Lachlan in the saddle, scored for Mr. E. J. Watt. Irish Princess was,.bred at the-Koatanui Stud by Mr. G. M. Currie, being by King Rufus from Alannali. Sho was sold in 1914 at the Randwick saleß, being securod by a Queensland buyer for 160gns. '

Bon Revc has now the uninue distinction of being the first dual Derby winner in New Zealand to wij such an important hurdle raco as tho Great Northern Hurdles. Bon Revo won the Great Northern and Canterbury Derbies for Messrs. W. G. and G. L. Stead ill 1913.

It is stated thai the Master ton sportsman, Mr. W. It. Kemball, has abandoned tho contemplated trip of his i«am to Australia.

A post-mortem examination on the maro Fionnuala, who dropped dead after exercising at Ellerslie, disclosed the fact that she was suffering from an enlarged spleen. This is the second liorEC Mr. A. Raven has lost this season, Glondnlough having had to bo destroyed earlier in the year.

Snub and Biplano have been nominated for tho Caulfiel.d Cup, and Snub and Risingham for the Mclbourno Cup.

Tho Biiccess by No. 11 on the opening day at Otaki was remarkable—six- slarts. four dividends. All the dividends wero profitablo, and three of the four were big. Even on tho second day it would havo paid to stick to No. 11.

There are heavy nominations of NewZealand horses for tlio spring racing in Australia. For the Ensom Handicnn Hymcslra, Nannn. Good Day, Biplane, and Taunahci have been nominated, and for the Metrouolitan Nanna, Snub, and Biplane.

A. Sonthlandcr is said to bo negotiating to purchase the imported horse. I'lcethum. Ohiwia's raco in the Huia Handicap on tho second day of tho Otaki Meeting was her laßt. Sho now goes to the stud. Oblwia, is a five-year-old. by Elysian—'Wairaliau.

Retard, who defeated Arrowfield and Kahumancru in the last race on the first day at Otaki. is being schooled over hurdles at Hastings.

Naupata was lame, afler cacli of his wins at Wingatni. Captain Barrett lias decided to keep Naupata aL hurille-racing this season.

Following were ''.he successful jockeys at.otaki:—R, Deed, two wins; '[(, Bagby, L. Berry, J. Kaon, W. M'Evrcn. T. Young, L. G. Morris, C. Reed, h. Traill, C. Pricc, Corlctt, M'Arteu, and It. Hatch, one win each.

The name of Golden Grozior has been conferred on Almoner's half-sister by Nassau. She will probably form ono of Mr. G. ti. Htcad's team for the Ausiralian juvenile events.

• It is reported from Auckland that the speedy Hymcona i 6 to go to Australia.

Mr. W. R. Kemball has entered his two high-priced yearlings, Vnsilkov (Autumnus—Ukraine) and Missgold (Lucullus—Recoup), in several of the Australian juvenile raccs.

Tho following Additional handicaps have neon declared for the Ashburton Trolling Club's Meoting:—Trial llaiidicar-'f'corge Altwood 142 yds behind, puimot 96yds. behind, Leewowl 24vds. behind. Woo Hell scr. Longbeaeh Handicap-Peter Bell 36yds. behind. Ashburton Cup—Miss Havoc scr. Amateur Handicap-Wce Bell scr. Acton Handicap—George Akwood 12yds. behind. President's Handicap-Peter Bell 24yds. behind.

Many attcmntn were made at the Ilunedin Jockey Club races on (Saturday and Monday last, to pass off the little blue lflc. notes for £1. notes at the totalizator windows (says the. "Star"). The trick was tho same in nearly every case-to plant the small note ill A .ho middle of a wad of big onCB-and its fato was the same every time. It did not "come off" once. After

about 50 experiences of the sort tho clerks got to know tho explanations by heart. Jluon Patch, who was very fractious at the post in the High-Class Handicap at Canterbury Park, injured himself to such an extent that ho is an unlikely starter at Ashburton.

E. Longley has Art, Banian, and Love Token engaged nt tho Napier Park Meeting- W. Bush, who is retained to do the stable riding, will not bn ablo to go north owing to getting his collar-bone broken when Paroinata Tell in the Olago Rtccplcchaso. L. Ilugcrty probably will rioe the horses,

Mr. W. ;FT. I!. Wanklyn, the secretary of 'ho Canterbury Joekcy Club. will havo the sympathy of Bportsmen in all parts of the Dominion over the news that his son, Lieutenant .T. E. Wanklyn, liaH been killed in France. Mr. Wanklyn lias been in bad health for some Lime past, having been unable lo attend to his office duties, and lio was .rccrntly granted lqavo of absence in order that ho might, take a sea trip.

A. Shearsbr leaves I'almerston Worth this week for Hast inert-: wilh Nita, Reformation, and Slcight-of-Hand, wh"rc they will be trained for engagements ahead.

Tf. is reported that 11. Eva, of Plymouth, has accepted tho position of private trainer to Mr. Harold llrown, and will /.Uortly take up his residence at Tauhcre'nikau, whore tho horned will be trained. Warmth and Form Up were recently puvchaßcd by Mr. Brown, -whose racing colours -trill be: "White body, brown spots."

Amongst the Now Zealand-owned stallions nominated for the A.J.O. Sires Produce Stakes of 1920 arc Martian, I\libroney, Sunny Like, and Nassau. With tho exception oT Martian, the same horses figure in the V.R..C. Sires' Produce Stakes entries. Tho full-brother to Cherubini and Soldiers' Chorus in It. -T. Musou's stable has beon named Rossini. He has been freely engaged in the Australian juvcmlo races.

Amongst tbo New Zealand owners who have made Australian engagements are Messrs. W. G. Stead, E. fi. Luttrell, A. J. Toxward, ,T. B. Reid, G. 13. Greenwood. G. L. Stead. W. R.. Kemball, and C. G. Dalgety. Their contributions arc a well-bred lot, but it is probable that after hping tried out only tlio best of them will op renu'-cd to crops th's Taiinon. A Press Association message from Sydney states that Mr. S. Hordcrn has purchase Arch Marella. Tho price is not stated. Arch Marella was bred in tie Auckland district, being by Marble Arch.